PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Bueller (ranked 16476 p4p, 627 weight class) and Pascual Perez (ranked 4612 p4p, 500 weight class). Perez has chosen Another One Bites The Dust as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bueller
vs
Perez

186 cm
41
185 lbs
11 - 19 - 0

184 cm
37
180 lbs
19 - 30 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Bueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 30 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pascual Perez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueller tests Perez's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Perez forces Bueller back against the cage and clinches.

Bueller breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bueller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bueller misses with a double jab

and Perez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bueller blocks it with crossed arms.

Bueller manages to break the clinch.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bueller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bueller throwing a counter right hand but Perez manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bueller counters with a straight right hand.
Perez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bueller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Perez scrambles back to his feet.

Bueller clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bueller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueller misses with a body kick.
Perez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bueller half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bueller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Perez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Bueller gets tackled into the cage by Perez. Perez maintains the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Bueller has been working on his elbows in the gym.

Bueller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bueller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Perez counters with a one-two to the body.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Bueller circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Bueller misses the target.

Bueller clinches with his opponent.

Perez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Perez manages to end up in side control.
My spies in Big Price MMA inform me that Perez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bueller works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bueller is looking to control Perez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bueller avoid being mounted?
Bueller won't allow Perez to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueller manages to get to full guard.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bueller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bueller is controlling Perez's posture.
Perez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bueller wants to sweep here but Perez controlling him for the moment.
Bueller is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bueller trying to control the position here.
Perez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Perez looking to sit in guard and control but Bueller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Perez has momentary wrist control but Bueller slips an elbow through the middle.
Bueller is working Perez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bueller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Bueller stands up and waves to Perez to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez looks for a takedown but Bueller sprawls well.
Bueller scores with a shot to the body.
Perez misses with a hook to the body
enabling Bueller to counter with a crisp jab.
Perez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bueller.
Bueller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perez walks into a straight right hand from Bueller.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bueller.
Perez wants to clinch but Bueller slips to the side
and Bueller counters with a nice uppercut.
Bueller scores with a nice head shot.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bueller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bueller paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bueller moves into range and clinches up with Perez.
Perez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bueller's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Bueller dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bueller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bueller cracks Perez with an open hand slap.
Perez digs a good hook to Bueller's body.
Good work by Perez as he checks the leg kick.
Perez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bueller is fending him off so far but Perez persists. Nope, Bueller circles away and we're back to standing.
Perez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab by Bueller.

Bueller takes the fight into the clinch.

Bueller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perez.
Bueller seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bueller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perez can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bueller clinches.

Perez breaks the clinch.
Bueller connects with a right hand. Perez shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueller scores with a jab to the head.
Eric Bueller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Perez tries to keep at a distance but Bueller has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bueller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eric Bueller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bueller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Bueller circles away.
Perez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bueller.
Bueller misses with a hook. Perez ducked under it nicely.
Bueller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eric Bueller is winning the standup battle so far.
Perez slips under a jab.
Bueller swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
Bueller works the jab nicely.
The fighters circling - Bueller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perez throws a counter combo.
Perez tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheers as Bueller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perez doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bueller takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bueller blocking some punches.

Perez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Perez manages to end up in side control.
Bueller sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bueller pushes Perez off looking to stand but Perez dives back in and keeps control.
Perez throws a strike but Bueller avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bueller keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Bueller keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
Perez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Perez tries to free his leg and advance position but Bueller is retaining full guard.
Bueller is pulling down on Perez's head to control his posture.
Bueller keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pascual Perez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bueller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perez manages to get himself to full guard.

Bueller controls from within his opponent's guard.
Perez trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Bueller from controlling successfully.

Bueller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bueller has managed to get both his arms back between Perez's legs - danger averted.
Bueller chips away with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Perez is on top in guard.

Bueller has his hands on Perez's head, controlling the position.
Perez wants to control from the top but Bueller keeps moving.

Bueller is looking for a triangle here but Perez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Bueller dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bueller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Perez darts in and clinches Bueller up against the cage.
Perez trying to land knees to the body.

Bueller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A cross from Bueller lands.
Perez fails to land the takedown.

Perez drives through and clinches with Bueller against the cage.

Bueller has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Perez uses from the top position.
Perez looking to sit in guard and control but Bueller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Perez has his foot on Bueller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bueller works his way back into a safe position though.

Perez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bueller passes into side control.
Perez tries to bench press Bueller off him but Bueller keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bueller taking a breather here.
Perez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bueller in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bueller continues to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Perez struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Perez is being controlled here.
Perez tries to bench press Bueller off him but Bueller keeps the position.
Bueller is staying tight to Perez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bueller's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Perez is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Perez tries to bench press Bueller off him but Bueller keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Perez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bueller controlling the position from side mount.
Further stalling from Bueller.
Perez is looking to regain half guard here but Bueller keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bueller in side control, throwing shots but Perez defends.
Bueller landing strikes.
Bueller lands an elbow.
Perez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bueller wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Perez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Eric Bueller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bueller cracks Perez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bueller trying to control the position but Perez is working away.
Perez being controlled for a moment.
Bueller creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Bueller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bueller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Bueller!
Eric Bueller decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.